Talking Raptors with RaptorsHQ

There are a few great Raptor blogs out there and one of them is RaptorsHQ. I had a chance to talk some hoops with Adam and Dave, also known as Franchise and Howland. We chatted some Raptors ball and discussed issues ranging from Sam Mitchell to Roko Ukic. If I seem a little out of…

Goals and the Summer of ’09

The goal of the season should be to off-load O’Neal to free up cap space and play the free agent market this summer in hopes of satisfying Bosh’s craving for winning. – Arsenalist   It’s good to have goals. They drive you. They’re the  bulls-eye just over the horizon. Small goals, big goals, short-term goals,…

Raps down Kings, sweep season series.

Do, do-do, do-do-do-do Raptors 113, Kings 97 I have to admit, for once, I had no doubt about the outcome of the game. Even with the Kings sporting a 4 point lead in the first half, I was relaxed and firm in my resolve that the Raptors would pull this one out. The Kings just…

Roll Call – Jan 25 vs Kings

The “holy crap, we swept the Kings!!!” edition Bargnani – time to harness his great play and better attitude of late and see if he can’t add a little sumthin’ sumthin’ to his D. Still, his standing up to Garcia shouldn’t be of any surprise since Bargs has always had a chip on his shoulder.…

Roll Call – Jan 23 vs Bulls

The “I’m pretty sure Devlin soiled himself” edition Bargnani – da big Italian played da Bulls like he was a strong arm in da mafia. Da hustle he showed tonight further proves dat I was an idiot when I said he would never make it as da Raptors centre. Bosh – dere is only one…